Money - Pounds and pence - Planning

In a Year 3 mathematics lesson on money, students explore the concept of pounds and pence, with a focus on understanding the value of different coins and notes. The lesson plan includes a variety of resources such as worksheets, presentations, and physical or play money, aiming to develop the pupils' ability to recognise and represent money in various forms. Key vocabulary like 'money', 'coin', 'note', 'represent', 'value', and 'addition' are introduced, and students are encouraged to visit a website for further vocabulary cards and definitions. The lesson begins with a starter activity where children recap previous learning and engage in partner work to order coins by value, identifying any missing coins using real or plastic money for a hands-on experience.

During the class, children participate in practical group work, matching coins and notes to written amounts, and discussing strategies for counting money in jars, deciding whether to start with pounds or pence. They also learn the importance of different values in currency and the use of inequality symbols through various activities. Independent learning is supported by differentiated worksheets that focus on fluency and reasoning, with the class coming together afterwards to review reasoning questions. The plenary involves a 'Give me five' reflective exercise, where students consider what they've learned, the skills they've used, and what they found challenging. The lesson plan caters to different levels of understanding, from 'Working towards' to 'Working at greater depth', with tasks designed to match amounts, use simple addition or multiplication, and correctly apply inequality symbols to compare monetary values.